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...orphaned chimp to a dealer. She was taken to the U.S. by the Air Force and used in space research. But when Washoe began living with a human family, her tremendous potential began to show. By age 5, the chimpanzee was famous as the first animal ever to learn sign language; she eventually acquired a vocabulary of about 250 signs. Was she merely reacting to prompts, or was she really communicating? That question is still unresolved, even after she passed her language skills on to her son. Regardless, the chimp, who had an endearing passion for humans' shoes, provoked...
...work [This article contains a complex diagram. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] 1 A cold virus has been engineered to carry three synthetically produced HIV genes 2 Dendritic cells in the immune system absorb the virus and display the HIV gene product on their surface 3 T cells then learn to recognize those HIV markers on dendritic cells and become sensitized to them 4 Should a cell infected with the real AIDS virus present itself later, the cells are primed to attack it directly
...years ago, our family's new kayaks were among only a handful at our local lake. Today at least a quarter of the boats are kayaks. Aside from enthusiasts who learn rolling, many of us are content to paddle quietly. For those who don't need the high tech, the craft and accessories can be purchased for under $500. Our simple kayaks have served us well and have helped us introduce several friends to the joys of the water...
...ought to aim to bring students together rather than to serve as stages for airing past societal grievances. That is not the way to move forward in a multicultural society. Instead, a college should be a nexus where bright minds of all backgrounds and experiences come to exchange ideas, learn from one another, and, in the process, challenge assumptions. The role of administrators should be to facilitate this by bringing together a group of intelligent students who, through their interactions, will disprove stereotypes and reveal the most positive aspects of different races, ethnicities, and cultures. Force-feeding students a distorted...
...Faculty, commodities especially valuable if the UC intends to convince professors of the benefits of its many other laudable initiatives. Whether the end of the party fund will actually decrease dangerous drinking on campus is still a matter for debate. One thing is clear, though: The UC should learn to choose its battles if it doesn’t wish to fall further into irrelevance...